Leontine CinemaBut I'm A Cheerleader (2000)Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
LEONTINE CINEMA is back at the ESQUIRE with their first pick of the year: BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER (2000) directed by Jamie Babbit.
Synopsis: Megan (Natasha Lyonne) considers herself a typical American girl. She excels in school and cheerleading, and she has a handsome football-playing boyfriend, even though she isn't that crazy about him. So she's stunned when her parents decide she's gay and send her to True Directions, a boot camp meant to alter her sexual orientation. While there, Megan meets a rebellious and unashamed teen lesbian, Graham (Clea DuVall). Though Megan still feels confused, she starts to have feelings for Graham.
Join Leontine Cinema at the Esquire Theatre on the 1st Wednesday of every month with a look at some of the best women-directed cult films of the past, hosted by Garin Pirnia and Ann Driscoll.
About our hosts:
- Garin Pirnia is a Covington-based freelance writer and filmmaker. She has written about arts and culture for Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, CityBeat, Esquire, Cincinnati Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Eater, and many more publications. She is author of The Beer Cheese Book, Rebels and Underdogs: The Story of Ohio Rock and Roll, and an upcoming book on women film directors. She also writes weird horror comedy screenplays, and is a judge for the Cindependent Film Fest.
- Ann Driscoll is a rock musician, multi-genre composer, podcast producer, inveterate movie obsessive, and middling golfer born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio.